2023
Overnight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Li C. Overnight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Integrative Neuroscience 2023, 22: 66. PMID: 37258442, DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2203066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsOvernight abstinenceTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireState functional magnetic resonance imaging scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansPersonality risk factorsIndividual personality traitsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansState functional connectivityShort-term abstinenceResonance imaging scansRisk of smokingInter-regional connectivityNicotine deprivationHarm avoidanceConnectivity correlatesNeural markersCigarette smokingFunctional connectivityCigarette smokersPersonality QuestionnaireImaging scansRisk factorsDorsal striatumNicotine dependence
2022
Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Chaudhary S, Fucito L, Li CR. Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1889-1897. PMID: 35796689, PMCID: PMC9653081, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityGray matter volumeWithdrawal symptom severityOvernight abstinenceFunctional connectivityRight SIISymptom severityCigarette smokersSomatosensory cortexMatter volumeRight secondary somatosensory cortexSmaller gray matter volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesSecond somatosensory cortexSecondary somatosensory cortexCortical functional connectivityMotor impulsivityVoxel-wise morphometryRegional gray matter volumeLeft ventral hippocampusGMV alterationsCigarette smokingSatiety stateAbstinence symptomsHigher-order sensory cortices